Crowley Maritime Corporation chairman, president and CEO Tom Crowley Jr., says that his company’s acquisition of the business and assets of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico-based logistics companPuerto Rico Freight Systems (PRFS) “strengthens our
The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has unanimously endorsed the decision of a Panel of Judges that the 2011 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea should go to Captain
Unless the Netherlands government removes legal impediments to the use of armed private security contractors on Dutch ships, heavy lift shipping specialist Dockwise may be forced to switch its vessels from the
A sweeping series of management appointments at ABS, effective July 1, will position a new generation of executives that, says, the classification society “will help define the role and scope of class
The Office of Naval Research has successfully demonstrated a weapon that could one day prove an effective means of disabling pirate attack skiffs. On April 6, the Office of Naval Research and
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood yesterday released a report that, he says, “will serve as a roadmap to the future in creating and further strengthening the nation’s marine highways” Prepared by Marad,
With the crew of a tanker safe in its “citadel,” four pirates surrendered when naval forces arrived. The ship’s request for assistance led to Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship USS Bulkeley (DDG
Shell Trading and Shipping Company (STASCO) has signed an EMC (engine management concept) contract with MAN PrimeServ covering Nakilat’s wholly-owned fleet of LNG ships. STASCO manages the ships for Qatari-owned Nakilat, which
A former staffer for U.S. Senator Trent Lott has been named by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to the position of vice president, government and customer relations at its Shipbuilding sector. In
Stena Bulk is bulking up in the MR segment (Medium Range product tankers of 50,000 dwt). It is acquiring 50 percent of the Danish shipping company Weco. The move doubles the Stena
